Lieberman, A.F. (1993) The Emotional Life of the Toddler. New York: The Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Parkian, R. and Seibel, N. L. (2002) Building Strong Foundations: Practical Guidance for Promoting the Social/Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers. Washington, D.C.: ZERO TO THREE Press.

www.zerotothree.org.
ZREO TO THREE is a rich and informative website with valuable materials, articles, and books for parents and professionals on all aspects of early development; includes online bookstore with many wonderful resources.

Lerner, C. and Dombro, A.L. (2000) Learning & Growing Together: Understanding Your Child’s Development. Washington, D.C.: ZERO TO THREE. (A short, easy-to-read book that talks about the first three years and the impact of the parent-child relationship on all areas of a child’s development.)

Lieberman, Alicia (1993) The Emotional Life of the Toddler. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc. (A must-read for parents of toddlers, or soon to be toddlers filled with wonderful stories and valuable information.)

Social & Emotional

These websites provide information about various therapy approaches:

The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL)http://www.icdl.com/dirFloortime/overview/index.shtml
The ICDL website provides information about the Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-based (DIR®/Floortime™) Model. This is a framework that helps clinicians, parents, and educators conduct a comprehensive assessment and develop an intervention program tailored to the unique challenges and strengths of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental challenges.

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)http://pcit.phhp.ufl.edu/
PCIT is a treatment for conduct-disordered young children that places emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-child interaction patterns. In PCIT, parents are taught specific skills to establish a nurturing and secure relationship with their child while increasing their child’s prosocial behavior and decreasing negative behavior.

SAMHSA Health Information Networkhttp://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/KEN02-0133/infant.asp
The Infant Parent Program (IPP) is a specialty mental health program serving infants, toddlers and their families through San Francisco General Hospital. Relationships between parents and children are the focus of treatment. IPP provides infant-parent services to families in distress through weekly in-home visits. IPP’s approach includes concrete assistance, emotional support, developmental guidance, and psychotherapy.

Association for Play Therapyhttp://www.a4pt.org/ps.playtherapy.cfm?ID=1653
Play therapy is a structured, theoretically based approach to therapy that builds on the normal communicative and learning processes of children. The Association for Play Therapy (APT) is a national professional society with headquarters in Clovis, California.

These books about therapy are for children ages 4–8:

Nemiroff, M. and Annuziata, J. (1990) A Child’s First Book About Play Therapy. Washington, DC: Magination Press, American Psychological Association (APA).